Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Stanford architecture collection

creator:
Turner, Paul Venable

Identifier/Call Number: SC0831

Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1886-2005

Abstract: This collection pertains to Turner's
research and writing on the architecture of Stanford University, focusing primarily on the
Quad, the museum, and Hanna House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Included are photocopies
of research documents, articles, copy prints of historic photographs, modern photographs,
reports, correspondence, drafts of Turner's writings and the final publications. Hanna House
materials are largely about seismic repairs following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. There
are a few original historic documents in the collection, including the 1886 booklet THE
LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY MUSEUM ORIGIN AND DESCRIPTION; Lorenz Eitner's, "The
Development of the Stanford Museum 1964-1984"; and an 1887 print "The Leland Stanford Junior
University Now in the Course of Construction at Palo Alto, Cala."

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

Stanford Architecture Collection (SC0831). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Paul V. Turner, trained as an architect and art historian, has been on the faculty of
Stanford's Dept. of Art and Art History since 1971. His publications include THE EDUCATION
OF LE CORBUSIER; THE FOUNDERS & THE ARCHITECTS: THE DESIGN OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY; and
CAMPUS: AN AMERICAN PLANNING TRADITION. He chaired the university committee overseeing the
repair of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House, badly damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta
earthquake, and in 2001 received the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive
contributions to undergraduate education.

Description of the Collection

This collection pertains to Turner's research and writing on the architecture of Stanford
University, focusing primarily on the Quad, the museum, and Hanna House, designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright. Included are photocopies of research documents, articles, copy prints of
historic photographs, modern photographs, reports, correspondence, drafts of Turner's
writings and the final publications. Hanna House materials are largely about seismic repairs
following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. There are a few original historic documents in
the collection, including the 1886 booklet THE LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY MUSEUM ORIGIN
AND DESCRIPTION; Lorenz Eitner's, "The Development of the Stanford Museum 1964-1984"; and an
1887 print "The Leland Stanford Junior University Now in the Course of Construction at Palo
Alto, Cala."